★ Field-verified · Dave's ownUSFS · dispersedFree
Dixie National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Garfield County, UT · 37.65608, -112.16525
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Just a short walk from the entrance to Bryce National Park a popular boondocking spot located in Dixie National Forest. Likely very busy during summer. This is free primitive camping with immediate access to Bryce. Nestled among pine trees next to dusty dirt road with fire ring. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,770 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower1 mi
- DDump1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- PPropane1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,770 ft
County
Garfield County, UT
Coordinates
37.65608, -112.16525
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFairyland Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBryce Canyon City · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelChevron Bryce Canyon · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~0.9 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyPanguitch Drug Co · ~18.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicGarfield Memorial Hospital · ~18.5 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~5.0 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomB-34 NCG Comfort Station A Loop · ~1.2 mi S · NPS
- RestroomB-35 NCG Comfort Station B Loop · ~1.3 mi S · NPS
- RestroomHS-36 NCG Comfort Station C Loop · ~1.4 mi S · NPS
- RestroomHS-37 NCG Comfort Station D Loop · ~1.5 mi S · NPS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dave's Hollow Dispersed Camping~0.4 mi
- Daves Hollow Dispersed Camping~2.6 mi
- East Fork Designated Dispersed~6.1 mi
- King Creek Campground~6.1 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Garfield County, UT). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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